Parties are gone, but memories remain

There wasn't much to be sure of in 1930s America. Small-town, immigrant farmers worked day in and day out to make a better life — to live the American dream at a time when the uncertainty of the Depression cast a heavy fog over what that dream meant.

Ives Vanoni hand plows a small field located on his farm located in Saticoy Tuesday afternoon. Saticoy, Ca., Jan. 31, 2012

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Marry (from left), Lucy and Ives Vanoni talk about how life was growing up on the farm while walking around the 2.5 acres their farm currently sits on located in Saticoy Tuesday afternoon.

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An old family photo shows Vanoni family members holding Indian bowls that were found on their property located Saticoy. Saticoy, Ca., Jan. 31, 2012

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Brothers Leo (left) and Ives (right) share in a laugh while walking around their 2.5 acre farm in Saticoy on Jan. 31.

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One of the original farmhouses still stands on the Vanoni family farm in Saticoy.

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Mary Vanoni (center) looks at an old map of Saticoy in her office located on her family farm in Saticoy Tuesday afternoon. Saticoy, Ca., Jan. 31, 2012